An introduction to the cultural and structural factors creating and sustaining educational, economic and political inequality by race, ethnicity, gender, class and sexual orientation with an emphasis on issues of poverty and immigration.

Prerequisite: None.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Attributes: TAG Social and Behavioral Sciences

SOC 22778 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (DIVG) (KSS) 3 Credit Hours

Contemporary American and global social problems and issues are analyzed from sociological perspectives. Several cases are used to illustrate the emergence, development and decline of problems in social context.

Considers the nature and significance of minority groups and majority minority relations in the United States. Reviews experiences of racial and ethnic minorities, religious minorities, women, sexual minorities, the elderly and differently abled Americans.

Sociological analysis of stratification and inequality in societies, and the social structures that produce and maintain them. Particular emphasis on the intersections of race, class and gender in American society.

Overview of classical and contemporary theories and perspectives on the nature, causes and societal management of deviant behavior. Application of theories and perspectives to modern and historical social problems, methods of punishment and policy trends in social control.

(Slashed with SOC 52010) Theoretical perspectives and research in human death and dying. Emphasis on applied concerns in medical and helping professions. Topics include social death, death as taboo, medicalization and rationalization of death and dying and disenfranchised grief.

(Slashed with SOC 52400) Examines theories and research on the origin and behavioral consequences of identities, self-concept and self-esteem; also examines the relationships between identities and emotions and between self-concept and mental health.

(Slashed iwth SOC 52421) How socio-historical circumstances shape the perception and experience of childhood as a distinct life stage. The process of childhood socialization in Western societies particularly the United States. An exploration of the distinct role of socializing agents-parents and siblings, school, peers and media.

(Slashed with SOC 52478) Consideration of the social, cultural and historical forces that shape the experience of this period of the life cycle. Includes examination of gender, class and race differences in adolescence the significance of youth movements, with an emphasis on music as a dominant expression of youth culture.

Overview of the sociological analysis of culture, popular culture and the media. Includes examination of key theoretical perspectives, the production and consumption of culture, culture and inequality, and other current issues in the sociological study of culture.

(Slashed with SOC 52560) Food is essential, but like every other aspect of our lives, the meaning of food and the experience of its preparation and consumption are socially determined. Course explores the social dimensions of food consumption and production. Students consider the following questions and answer them by developing an understanding of sociological concepts and theories: What do our meals reveal about us – about our history, culture, our gender and race and ethnicity, socio-economic status, religious beliefs and our family life? How does food consumption differ in different societies? How do the media and corporations influence our food choices? What does food mean symbolize and in what ways are these meanings manipulated and why? How is food production carried out in different contexts and what can we learn about the social organization of work from studying food production? How does what we eat contribute to local and global environmental problems?

A sociology of mental health and illness; focuses on how social factors influence and are influenced by mental health status; topics include definition and measurement, social distribution, social control of mental illness, societal reaction and media coverage.

(Slashed with SOC 52563) Sociological analysis of health and illness behavior and utilization of health care professions, as well as the organizational, community and societal systems that deal with health and illness.

(Slashed with SOC 52568) Sociological principles underlying racial and ethnic relations in the United States; emphasis on social factors of prejudice, discrimination and assimilation affecting all groups.

(Slashed with SOC 54010) Sociological perspectives of medicine focusing on community health and public health prevention efforts, rather than traditional medical curricula. Students employ sociological theories and methods to develop community interventions directed at preventing contemporary health problems.

(Slashed with SOC 42010) Theoretical perspectives and research in human death and dying. Emphasis on applied concerns in medical and helping professions. Topics include social death, death as taboo, medicalization and rationalization of death and dying, and disenfranchised grief.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 52126 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 42126) An examination of classical, modern and post-modern approaches to social theory.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 52315 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62315) An examination of the institutions, institutional linkages and social processes that contribute to the construction and maintenance of gender and gender inequality.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 52359 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 42359) Investigation of various movements for social change. Examines the origins, developmental characteristics and the purposes of classic and contemporary movements.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 52421 CHILDHOOD IN SOCIETY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed iwth SOC 42421) How socio-historical circumstances shape the perception and experience of childhood as a distinct life stage. The process of childhood socialization in Western societies particularly the United States. An exploration of the distinct role of socializing agents- parents and siblings, school, peers and media.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 52478 ADOLESCENCE IN SOCIETY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 42478) Consideration of the social, cultural and historical forces that shape the experience of this period of the life cycle. Includes examination of gender, class and race differences in adolescence the significance of youth movements, with an emphasis on music as a dominant expression of youth culture.

(Slashed with SOC 42558) Sociological examination of economic stratification in the United States; focuses on the translation of class into power via politics, education and collective struggle.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 52560 SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD 3 Credit Hours

(Cross-listed with SOC 42560) Food is essential, but like every other aspect of our lives, the meaning of food and the experience of its preparation and consumption are socially determined. Course explores the social dimensions of food consumption and production. Students consider the following questions and answer them by developing an understanding of sociological concepts and theories: What do our meals reveal about us – about our history, culture, our gender and race and ethnicity, socio-economic status, religious beliefs and our family life? How does food consumption differ in different societies? How do the media and corporations influence our food choices? What does food mean symbolize and in what ways are these meanings manipulated and why? How is food production carried out in different contexts and what can we learn about the social organization of work from studying food production? How does what we eat contribute to local and global environmental problems?

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 52561 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 42561) Social context of religions and their ideologies and structures with special reference to religion in America.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 52563 SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 42563) Sociological analysis of health and illness behavior and utilization of health care professions, as well as the organizational, community and societal systems that deal with health and illness.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 52564 BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 42564) Analysis of structure and functioning of complex organizations in their cultural context.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 52568 RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 42568) Sociological principles underlying racial and ethnic relations in the United States; emphasis on social factors of prejudice, discrimination and assimilation affecting all groups.

(Slashed with SOC 42879) Analysis of demographic, sociological and sociopsychological dimensions of aging.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 54010 SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN MEDICINE 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 44010) Sociological perspectives of medicine focusing on community health and public health prevention efforts, rather than traditional medical curricula. Students employ sociological theories and methods to develop community interventions directed at preventing contemporary health problems.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter-IP

SOC 61003 CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 71003) Examines the major theories in criminology that have been used to explain criminal behavior. This course includes analysis of empirical tests, applications of the theories, and social policy implications.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 61004 SOCIOLOGY OF CORRECTIONS 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 71004) Analyzes the correctional institution as a social system: formal structure and informal dynamics. It covers problems and programs found in community corrections as well as the institutional setting. It examines approaches to correctional supervision and treatment through probation, parole, and community residential treatment.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 61005 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 71005) Provides an analysis of the issues and current research related to juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice process.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62002 PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN SOCIOLOGY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72002) Introduction to professional and ethical issues in the field of sociology including the logic of inquiry, developing effective approaches to independent learning and research, the human subjects review process and plagiarism. Akron 3850:628.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62093 VARIABLE TITLE WORKSHOP IN SOCIOLOGY 1-6 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)(Slashed with SOC 72093) Concentrates on professional or disciplinary concerns. Specific content to vary according to needs of client groups.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Workshop

Contact Hours: 1-6 other

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

SOC 62100 EARLY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72100) An examination of the contributions by pre-1930 social thinkers to contemporary sociological theory. Akron 3850:722.

Thesis students must register for a total of 6 hours, 2 to 6 hours in a single semester distributed over several semesters if desired.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Sociology and special approval.

Schedule Type: Masters Thesis

Contact Hours: 2-6 other

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory-IP

SOC 62211 QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY 4 Credit Hours

Introduction to the use of quantitative research methods for analyzing sociological issues. Includes instruction on each step in the process of empirically verifying a theoretical question, from conceptualization to analysis. Akron 3850:603.

(Slashed with SOC 72219) Study of qualitative methods including interviewing, observation, use of personal documents, archival data and special problems of recording and analyzing qualitative data. Akron 3850:714.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 4 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62220 SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72220) An in-depth study of the design and administration of social surveys. Akron 3850:711.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Combined Lecture and Lab

Contact Hours: 3 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62221 ADVANCED QUALITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72221) Provides students with the opportunity to conceive, design and carry out their own qualitative research projects. Students also survey readings that are exemplars of high quality and rigorous qualitative research. Topics such as writing, analysis and ethics are covered as students develop and move forward on their own original research. Students must be actively engaged in a qualitative research project to enroll in the course.

(Slashed with SOC 72330) Comparative analysis of health care systems across the globe. Covers historical development and political economy of health care systems, variation in delivery and access to care, and variation in health outcomes.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62332 SOCIAL CONTROL OF MENTAL ILLNESS 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72332) Introduction to the sociological perspective regarding social control and mental illness. Topics include the history of mental illness and the asylum, the stratification of mental illness diagnosis and treatment by race, ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic status, and stigma and psychiatric labeling.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62430 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72430) Examination of social psychological theory and research, both classic and contemporary. Provides student with background and working knowledge of social psychological aspects of social phenomena. Akron 3850: 631.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62433 SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND PERSONALITY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72433) Examination of contemporary theory and research on linkages between personality and society. Emphasis is on the dynamics of those linkages and their effects on both individuals and social structures. Akron 3850:634.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62435 SOCIOLOGY OF SENTIMENTS AND EMOTIONS 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72435) A sociological perspective is employed to analyze and understand the production, distribution and utilization of socially created sentiments and emotions.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62437 STRUCTURAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72437) In-depth introduction to structural social psychology, a set of theoretical and methodological approaches and tools that focuses on the development and testing of multi-level, micro-macro accounts of human social interactions, often through the use of formal theorizing and mathematical modeling. Course provides an overview of the theoretical and research empirical methods that are most associated with structural social psychology; cover the main substantive topics in the area; and then conclude with a brief overview of current issues, debates and recent interdisciplinary advances.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62439 SELF AND IDENTITY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72439) Examines theories and research on the origins of and on behavioral and social consequences of identities, self-concept and self-esteem; also examines the relationships between identities and emotions and between self-concept and mental health and well-being.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62542 SOCIOLOGY OF WORK 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72542) Examination of work as behavioral phenomenon in human societies; contrasts with nonwork and leisure significance of occupations, professions and work types in organization of work. Akron 3850:649.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62546 SOCIAL INEQUALITY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62546) An overview of social inequalities, including definitions, causes, identities, structures and consequences. The focus is on social class with attention to intersecting dimensions of inequality. Akron 3850:646.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62566 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72566) Examination of theories and research on gender origins, characteristics and changes. Emphasizes recent empirical research on gender role patterns and processes in various industrial societies. Akron 3850:639.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62760 DEVIANCE 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72760) Examination of nature, types and controls of deviance; analysis of conceptual levels, theoretical contributions, processes in social labeling and self-labeling, case studies, social consequences and problems. Akron 3850: 663.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62870 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72870) An in-depth study of the theories, models, research approaches and substantive areas that constitute the sociology of race and ethnicity. Akron 3850:651.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62872 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND INEQUALITY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72872) Introduces students to sociological social psychological work that examines the reproduction of inequality. Specifically, the course focuses on “generic social processes” in how individuals, through interaction, are complicit or resistant in the reproduction of inequality through processes such as identity work, collective identity work, emotion work, othering and boundary maintenance. Mechanisms for change are also considered.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62877 SOCIOLOGY OF AGING AND THE LIFE COURSE 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 72877) Study of the sociology of aging and the life course, covering the major stages of young adulthood, mid-life, and later life. Topics include demography of aging, transition to adulthood, educational attainment, romantic relationships and cohabitation, marriage, parenting, work and retirement, theories of aging, aging and social policy, neighborhoods and aging, later life living arrangements, and death and dying.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62894 COLLEGE TEACHING OF SOCIOLOGY 3 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)(Slashed with SOC 72894) Preparation for college teaching. Students may apply a maximum 3 credit hours applicable toward the master's degree with departmental approval. Akron 3850:700.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Combined Lecture and Lab

Contact Hours: 3 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 62895 SPECIAL TOPICS 3 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)(Slashed with SOC 72895) Offered irregularly when unusual resources and/or opportunities permit. Topic will be announced when scheduled.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major and special approval.

Schedule Type: Individual Investigation

Contact Hours: 1-3 other

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

SOC 62898 RESEARCH 1-3 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)(Slashed with SOC 72898) Pursuit of research interests that can include the student's project and/or a faculty member's project. Student may apply a maximum of 6 credits combined of research (SOC 62898, SOC 72898) and individual investigation (SOC 62896, SOC 72896) toward the master's degree.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major and special approval.

Schedule Type: Research

Contact Hours: 1-3 other

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

SOC 71003 CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 61003) Examines the major theories in criminology that have been used to explain criminal behavior. This course includes analysis of empirical tests, applications of the theories, and social policy implications.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 71004 SOCIOLOGY OF CORRECTIONS 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 61004) Analyzes the correctional institution as a social system: formal structure and informal dynamics. It covers problems and programs found in community corrections as well as the institutional setting. It examines approaches to correctional supervision and treatment through probation, parole, and community residential treatment.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 71005 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 61005) Provides an analysis of the issues and current research related to juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice process.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72002 PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN SOCIOLOGY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62002) Introduction to professional and ethical issues in the field of sociology including the logic of inquiry, developing effective approaches to independent learning and research, the human subjects review process and plagiarism. Akron 3850:628.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72093 VARIABLE TITLE WORKSHOP IN SOCIOLOGY 1-6 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)(Slashed with SOC 62093) Concentrates on professional or disciplinary concerns. Specific content to vary according to needs of client groups.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.

Schedule Type: Workshop

Contact Hours: 1-6 other

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

SOC 72100 EARLY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62100) An examination of the contributions by pre-1930 social thinkers to contemporary sociological theory. Akron 3850:722.

Introduction to the use of quantitative research methods for analyzing sociological issues. Includes instruction on each step in the process of empirically verifying a theoretical question, from conceptualization to analysis. Akron 3850:603.

(Slashed with SOC 62219) Study of qualitative methods including interviewing, observation, use of personal documents, archival data, and special problems of recording and analyzing qualitative data. Akron 3850:714.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 4 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72220 SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62220) An in-depth study of the design and administration of social surveys. Akron 3850:711.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Combined Lecture and Lab

Contact Hours: 3 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72221 ADVANCED QUALITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62221) Provides students with the opportunity to conceive, design and carry out their own qualitative research projects. Students also survey readings that are exemplars of high quality and rigorous qualitative research. Topics such as writing, analysis and ethics are covered as students develop and move forward on their own original research. Students must be actively engaged in a qualitative research project to enroll in the course.

(Slashed with SOC 62330) Comparative analysis of health care systems across the globe. Covers historical development and political economy of health care systems, variation in delivery and access to care, and variation in health outcomes.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72332 SOCIAL CONTROL OF MENTAL ILLNESS 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62332) Introduction to the sociological perspective regarding social control and mental illness. Topics include the history of mental illness and the asylum, the stratification of mental illness diagnosis and treatment by race, ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic status, and stigma and psychiatric labeling.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72430 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62430) Examination of social psychological theory and research, both classic and contemporary. Provides student with background and working knowledge of social psychological aspects of social phenomena. Akron 3850:631.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72433 SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND PERSONALITY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62433) Examination of contemporary theory and research on linkages between personality and society. Emphasis is on the dynamics of those linkages and their effects on both individuals and social structures. Akron 3850:634.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72435 SOCIOLOGY OF SENTIMENTS AND EMOTIONS 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62435) A sociological perspective is employed to analyze and understand the production, distribution and utilization of socially created sentiments and emotions.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72437 STRUCTURAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62437) In-depth introduction to structural social psychology, a set of theoretical and methodological approaches and tools that focuses on the development and testing of multi-level, micro-macro accounts of human social interactions, often through the use of formal theorizing and mathematical modeling. Course provides an overview of the theoretical and research empirical methods that are most associated with structural social psychology; cover the main substantive topics in the area; and then conclude with a brief overview of current issues, debates and recent interdisciplinary advances.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72439 SELF AND IDENTITY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62439) Examines theories and research on the origins of and on behavioral and social consequences of identities, self-concept and self-esteem; also examines the relationships between identities and emotions and between self-concept and mental health and well-being.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72542 SOCIOLOGY OF WORK 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62542) Examination of work as behavioral phenomenon in human societies; contrasts with nonwork and leisure; significance of occupations, professions and work types in organization of work. Akron 3850:649.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72546 SOCIAL INEQUALITY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62546) An overview of social inequalities, including definitions, causes, identities, structures and consequences. The focus is on social class with attention to intersecting dimensions of inequality. Akron 3850:646.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72566 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 52566) Examination of theories and research on gender origins, characteristics and changes. Emphasizes recent empirical research on gender role patterns and processes in various industrial societies. Akron 3850:639.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72760 DEVIANCE 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62760) Examination of nature, types and controls of deviance; analysis of conceptual levels, theoretical contributions, processes in social labeling and self labeling, case studies, social consequences and problems. Akron 3850:663.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72870 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62870) An in-depth study of the theories, models, research approaches and substantive areas that constitute the sociology of race and ethnicity. Akron 3850:651.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72872 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND INEQUALITY 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62872) Introduces students to sociological social psychology work that examines the reproduction of inequality. Specifically, the course focuses on “generic social processes” in how individuals, through interaction, are complicit or resistant in the reproduction of inequality through processes such as identity work, collective identity work, emotion work, othering and boundary maintenance. Mechanisms for change are also considered.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72877 SOCIOLOGY OF AGING AND THE LIFE COURSE 3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with SOC 62877) Study of the sociology of aging and the life course, covering the major stages of young adulthood, mid-life, and later life. Topics include demography of aging, transition to adulthood, educational attainment, romantic relationships and cohabitation, marriage, parenting, work and retirement, theories of aging, aging and social policy, neighborhoods and aging, later life living arrangements, and death and dying. Akron 3850:678.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72894 COLLEGE TEACHING OF SOCIOLOGY 3 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)(Slashed with SOC 62894) Preparation for college teaching. Course may not be applied toward the doctoral degree. Akron 3850:700.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Combined Lecture and Lab

Contact Hours: 3 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72895 SPECIAL TOPICS 3 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)(Slashed with SOC 62895) Offered irregularly when unusual resources and/or opportunities permit. Topic will be announced when scheduled.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

SOC 72896 INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION 1-3 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)(Slashed with SOC 62896) Intensive pursuit of a subject matter beyond normal course coverage with the possibility of associated research. Students may apply a maximum 6 credit hours combined in individual investigation (SOC 72896) and research (SOC 72898) toward the doctoral degree.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major and special approval.

Schedule Type: Individual Investigation

Contact Hours: 1-3 other

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

SOC 72898 RESEARCH 1-3 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)(Slashed with SOC 62898) Pursuit of research interests that can include the student's project and/or a faculty member's project. Student may apply a maximum of 6 credits combined of research (SOC 72898) and individual investigation (SOC 72896) toward the doctoral degree.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and Sociology major and special approval.

Schedule Type: Research

Contact Hours: 1-3 other

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

SOC 82199 DISSERTATION I 15 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)Doctoral dissertation, for which registration in at least two semesters is required first of which will be semester in which dissertation is begun and continuing until 30 hours are completed. Akron 3850: 899.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and special approval.

Schedule Type: Dissertation

Contact Hours: 15 other

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory-IP

SOC 82299 DISSERTATION II 15 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit)Continuing registration required of doctoral students who have completed the initial 30 hours of dissertation and continuing until all degree requirements are met.